| Galaxy | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Space rock, electronica, synthpop, experimental, ambient | |||
| Label | Rockland Recordings | |||
| Producer | Claude Lemoine [1] | |||
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Galaxy is a 1980 album by the French band Rockets. The album was recorded at Rockland Studios in Paris, but mixed and mastered in Milan. [2] [3]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI) [4] | Platinum | 1,000,000 [4] |
Elisa Toffoli , performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter who writes and records mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single "Come Speak to Me," while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of So You Think You Can Dance. On 18 December 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, "Ancora qui", was featured in Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained and on its soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media.
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This Is Elodie is the third studio album by Italian singer Elodie, released by Island Records on 31 January 2020. It features collaborations with Gemitaiz, Marracash, Fabri Fibra, Margherita Vicario, Ernia, Michele Bravi, Gué Pequeno, Ghemon and The Kolors.
tra gli oggetti spariti dall' abitazione c'erano anche il disco d'oro per le 200 mila copie vendutre di plasteroid e il disco di platino per il milione di copie dellalbum galaxy
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